Combination acceptance, order, and plural check blank with index-keys.



L, WOUD. coMmNAnoN AccEPrANcf, ORDER, AND PLURAL CHECK BLANK wam moexKEYS. APPLICATION FiLED MAR. 18, 191B. 19299964776 Patented Apr. 8,N919.

Hifi/5,

To all 'whom t may concern.'

'starren efra- LENDEE, W. W001i), 0F FO'TNELLE, W.

nasser-t.

Application filed March it,

ABe it known that l, LEANDER W. Woon, a citizenof the United States, andresident of Fontanelle, in the county of Adair and State of iowa, haveinvented a certain new and useful Combination Acceptance, Grder, andPlural Check Blank with index-Keys, of which the following is aspecication.

The object of my invention is to provide a combination acceptance, orderand plural check blank with index keys,` ot simple, durable andinexpensive construction.

More particularly it is my object to provide a combination blank havingarranged thereon certain printed matter and certain blanks in differentlogical arrangement with relation toeach other, whereby a proper recordmay be kept of a' number of business transactions.

A further obj ect is to provide such a blank having printed mat/ter andindicating characters arranged thereon in such a manner as to enable theuser to keep a record of business transactions and do away with thekeeping of a number 1of books oi account and the like.

Still a further object is to provide such a blank and index key whichmay be used to record an order for goods, the agreed price and thediscount terms, and an agreement to pay, with an indication of the bankof the payer, and to provide as a part oi' such a blank a stub record.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in --theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of thedevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, ointed out in my claim and illustrated in tileaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l shows a plan view of the face of my improved combination blank.

Fig, 2 shows a plan view of the reverse side thereof illustrating matterwhich may if desired, be printed von the'face of the blank; and

Fig. 3 shows a plan view of a portion ci a blank showing a slightlymodified `form oi the index key.

lt will be understood that the blanks may be arranged in pads, in a bookor holder and comprise in eachcase preferably a stabil and a body B. Ascored orperorated line,

Specification of Letters Iatcnt.

COMBENATION ACCEPTANCE, ORDER, AND PLUME CHECK BLANK INDEX-KEYS.

Patented it, illtla iets. sensi no. aeaeea.

-indicated yby the reference character itl, is

provided at the edge of the stub.

(ln each stub l preferably provide indicating characters 'll showing thedate, with a blank l2 adjacent thereto. There are also provided on thestub indicating characters Name Amount-Q Acceptance dating, Deposited,Stock, Collection Paid7 with blanks adjacent thereto. Dotted lines maybe provided for the' blanks.

There is also provided on the stub, indicatingcharacters i3 which may bethe letters A', E, C- and D for a purpose which will hereafter be morefully referred toi On the lbody B oi the blank there is provided anaddress'line le with a date line blank l5 adjacent thereto. On thebodyis provided indicating characters, such for 1n-v stance asAcceptance date or an abbreviation therefor indicated .by the referencecharac-ter 1G and the blank line 17 adjacent thereto.

rihere preferably also provided a blank line 18 followed by Thirty daysor similar indicating characters, a dollar sign and a blank 19.

Adjacent tothe blank 19 is a blank line 230 preferably followed by theword Grdc Suitably located are indicating characters for the word Numberindicated by the reference character .21 and followed by a blank line22.

Suitably arranged on the face of the body l of the blank is the wordEating tollowed by a blank line 23.

Suitably arranged on said blank is the word Discount or anabbreviationthereo and a blank line 24: adjacent thereto; also suitablyarranged are the words Any bank or payor7 and underneath said words arethe words Pay to endorser tollowed by the blank space. Adjacent tothewords Any bank or payer is the word Depository or its equivalent, andit desired the names of certain banks such for instance as FirstNational and. State Savings.

The names of the banks are preferably arranged in column form and arefollowed by indicating characters such as A, B, and so forth. lin thecolumn just indicated is a blank line 26 followed by a furtherindieating character such as C. Adjacent to the blank 25 are the wordsThe undersigned will pay to holder the amount of this order, less 2 ercent. one, 1 ,per cent. 20, net 30 days, pa1d at depository or theirequivalents, and the last named words are followed by a blank line 27.

Suitably arranged on the blank is a blank signature line 28.

Suitably arranged yalso may be a blank line 29 followed by theindicating charbe desired. This index key may have the face of the blwords and letters shown, or others which would satisfactorily explainthe use `of the key letters hereinbefoae referred to. In Fig. 3 I haveshown a did'erent form of the inldeX key, very little space and could beplaced on the ank.

On. the back of the blank there may be printed, if desired, suitablelines for the payee and payer. y

In explaining the use of my improved combination blank, it may be s aidthat some of the indicating characters mentioned Vand some of the blanklines indicated are optional and may be used -or not, and that some ofthe indicating characters and blank lines are used for recording sometransactions while others are used for recording other transactions.

An important feature in connection with my blank arises from the factthat these various indicating characters and blank lines are suitablyand conveniently arranged on a single sheet making it possible with thesingle sheet to record a large number and variety of transactions.

For the sake of illustrating the advantages of my improved combina-tionblank and the variety of uses to which it may be put, I will mention twodifferent transactions Iand explain the method of recordingthem, and inconnection therewith will mention some of the further advantages of myblank. l

Assume that a reta-il dealer sells to a customer a load of coal. Thestub is filled out with the date, the name of the customer and theamount of the purchase. 4If later on the body of Jthe blank is depositedin the bank or otherwise, the blank following the word Deposited on thestubl may be filled out. If the body of the blank is sent to a bank forcollection, the blankfollowing the word- Collection may be filled out toproperly indicate the transaction.

The blank following the word Paid on the transaction.

which, it Vwill be seen, occupies v incase? the stub may be filled inwith the word Cash if the transaction is for cash, or may receive acheck if payment is to be made at a later time, or with any other properindicating word or character.

For the'transaction now under consideration, the body of the blank mightbe filled out as follows:

rl`he date line is filled in with the date of the transaction. The blank19 is filled out with the amount of the transaction. The blank 29 isfilled in with thequantity, that is the number of pounds, and the blank30 is filled in with the amount of The blank 25 is filled in with theamount of the transaction, less the discount allowed. The purchasersigns in the blank 28.

The blank 27 is lled out with the key letter indicating the bank wherethe purchaser deposits or makes his checks.

if the purchaser banks at one of the banks indicated in the column, suchfor instance, as thel First Nationall Bank, then the key. is followedand an X is placed above the A. on the stub, also labove the followingthe blank 30, and also above the A fol- .lowing the -words FirstNational. ln this case the letter A would be inserted in the blank 2i.-

lt will be noted that -in any case the blank, when filled out,constitutes la signed order, and when filled out to indicate a bank willshow the bank through which the purchase:l expects to make payment.

Assume that the same merchant desires to order a bill of goods through ajobber. He fills in the stub with the proper data. In the body of theblank the merchant may fill in the date line i5 with the date of theorder,- or if he desires to provide for a future payment and to make apromise to pay at that date. the date line l5 may be lled out with thefuture date. For instance, if the inerchant desires to enter his orderfor goods on the first of February', but desires to make payment on thefirst of May and such is the arrangement with the jobber, the date line15 will be filled in with the date May lst. The blank 19 will receivethe amount of the order andthe same amount will be inserted in the blank30. The blank 25 will receive the amount of the order less the maximumdiscount. The blank 20, in case of any transaction. may be filled inwith indicatinhf characters showing the general nature of thetransaction.

The merchant may check his bank such7 for instance. as the FirstNational Bank, follow the key and place an X above the A.

lf the merchant desires to make a check on the blank he places a dashabove the letter o1' indicating character following the name of hisbank. for instance, above the A and places a similar dash above the Afollowing thebblank line 30 and above the A on the stu lt will be notedin the case of either of these transactions or a large number of othertransactions which might be recorded on my improved blank, an instrumentis completed which can be deposited by the holder at a bank for creditor for collection, and Which makes a complete record binding upon theperson Whose name is signed in the space 28.

It is of course possible that these instruments might pass from hand tohand as notes or checks do.

As has already been indicated a vast number of transactions may berecorded with my improved blank. Both the stub and the body may makepractically permanent records.

It will be noted in this connection that the use of my combination blankmakes it possible to do away with a large amount of bookkeeping. y

'My combination acceptance order and plural check blank takes the placeof a large number of different blanks which might `otherwise benecessary.

it Will be noted that Where -my blank is used it always accomplishes anumber of functions. That is to say it records the amount of thetransaction; the terms of pay@ ment including the discount; the day or'payment; the agreement to pay; the'nature or' the transaction; the bankat which the purchaser does business.

Where desired the blank may also be made to indicate the disposition ofthe instrument such for instance as deposited for collection. ordeposited for credit.

The use of my blankmakes it possible 'to accomplish extensive recordkeeping With a minimum of labor and expense.

lt is believed that itis new in its typographical construction.

Attention is also called to the adavantage of the use ofthe key whichmakes it possible to indicate a variety of transactions and facts with aminimum of bookkeeping labor.

l have produced a typographical construction and form of combinationblank and index keys therefor which accomplishes more than one functionat a time.

Some changes may be made in the arrangement o the indicating charactersof my improved combination blank Without departing from the essentialspirit and purpose of my invention, and 'it is my intention to cover bymy claim any modified form of arrangement or use of equivalentarrangements which may be reasonably` included within the scope of myclaim.

I claim as my invention:

A combination blank comprising a stub having` thereon indicatingcharacters for recording' a transaction including key characters, a bodyhaving a date line, and having blanks for the amounts of thetransaction, Words for indicating any bank or payer` indicating'characters for banks, and a blank adjacent thereto, key charactersadjacent to said last indicating characters and blank, the Words Pay tothe endorser7 followed by a blank, characters indicating substantiallythat the undersigned will pay to holder the amount of this order, ablank line forsignature,v key characters adjacent to one or' the blanksJfor the amounts, an index key indicating the uses of said keycharacters, and indicating characters for showingI discount agreements.

Des Moines, iowa, February i9, 1918'.

reasons vr. Woon;

